Talk:Museum of Northern Arizona

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Reads like a brochure[edit]

I've tagged this as reading like an advertisement, which applies to brochure copy. Other than the first section, it's not encyclopedic. Some examples.

"They eloquently described the wonders of the vast region—colors to delight the artist, Native American peoples to engage the anthropologist, traces of human occupation to occupy the archaeologist, an open textbook for the geologist, plants and wildlife to intrigue the biologist and botanist—in short, an area abundant with treasures to delight both scientist and visitor. "
" In between are nearly limitless examples of the Earth's natural history, brought close together in an area that provides an unending laboratory for the inquisitive.*
"At the same time, its staff and researchers continue their studies, because science, like life, is not static—it is ever-evolving."

Almost none of this has any sources. And some of it is about Arizona, not the museum. The writing does neither the museum or Wikipedia any favors. I suggest deleting all of it except the first section, leaving it as a stub for a proper article to be written. Barte (talk) 17:42, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've pared the article back and removed the brochure style tag per my comments above. There's certainly room for more, but additions should be written in an encyclopedic style with citations. All additions should clearly relate to the museum, not just the history and virtues of Northern Arizona. As noted, the entry still needs additional verification. Barte (talk) 16:18, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]